Inglis reborn to market period correct hi-powers
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Interesting. I realize that you guys are just trolling each other in fun, but on a serious note Black Box Customs refused to mill my Mk III Hi-Power Slide. They stated that in their opinion it is too narrow to accommodate Red-Dot screw-holes... If anyone knows of a service in Canada that will mill a Hi Power slide for an RMR footprint, please educate me!!
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Here are a few more Browning Hi-Power variants:
- Top left is a Fabrique Nationale Browning Hi Power Mk III from the 1970s, featuring upgraded grips and an ambidextrous, extended Safety Switch.
- Top Right is a Fabrique Nationale attempt to modernize the Hi Power in the early 1980s by turning the pistol from a single-action-only into a Single/Double-Action handgun. The result was dubbed the Hi Power Double-Action (HP-DA). It was marketed in North America as the Browning Double-Action (BDA) or BDA-9.
- Bottom is the Browning Double-Action pistol dubbed the BDM. The Browning BDM was developed by the Browning Arms Company in the 1980s to assist Police in transitioning from Revolvers to Semi-Automatic handguns. Its unique design permitted double-action-only operation to mimic a revolver, or Single/Double-Action function as a modern semi-automatic handgun. The operating system was changed back and forth with the rotation of a recessed switch on the Left Side of the pistol, so that an officer could start out with the familiar double-action-only operation of a revolver and then gradually become familiar with the single/double-action of a modern pistol. This idea did not really take off, and the Browning BDM never found its intended audience as most agencies simply made the switch from revolvers to pistols and that was that.
It is interesting to note that the Hi Power variants retained a sylized version of the iconic Hi-Power Front End geometry.
- Top left is a Fabrique Nationale Browning Hi Power Mk III from the 1970s, featuring upgraded grips and an ambidextrous, extended Safety Switch.
- Top Right is a Fabrique Nationale attempt to modernize the Hi Power in the early 1980s by turning the pistol from a single-action-only into a Single/Double-Action handgun. The result was dubbed the Hi Power Double-Action (HP-DA). It was marketed in North America as the Browning Double-Action (BDA) or BDA-9.
- Bottom is the Browning Double-Action pistol dubbed the BDM. The Browning BDM was developed by the Browning Arms Company in the 1980s to assist Police in transitioning from Revolvers to Semi-Automatic handguns. Its unique design permitted double-action-only operation to mimic a revolver, or Single/Double-Action function as a modern semi-automatic handgun. The operating system was changed back and forth with the rotation of a recessed switch on the Left Side of the pistol, so that an officer could start out with the familiar double-action-only operation of a revolver and then gradually become familiar with the single/double-action of a modern pistol. This idea did not really take off, and the Browning BDM never found its intended audience as most agencies simply made the switch from revolvers to pistols and that was that.
It is interesting to note that the Hi Power variants retained a sylized version of the iconic Hi-Power Front End geometry.
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I'd maybe broach the subject with them again, as it would appear it is physically possible.
The slide might be a little too narrow for the RMR to work, but what about the RMRcc?
https_://www.themccluskeyarmscompany.com/feat-of-the-week-gunsmithing-blog/feat-of-the-week-browning-hi-power
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I missed out on a nice early 70's BHp, it would have been a nice addition to my Inglis and my FN wartime production P35 (with German Waffenamps)
Arguably the nicest HPs produced
Although I personally believe the ones made right after WW2 when the factory got back into production were nicer
Of course, the pre war ones were pretty amazing as well
Only one I still have is 60's version. - dan
Black box also refused to mill my Glock 19. Without cerakoting the entire slide, I didn't know any better according to them but the guy I sold it to might and think poorly of them.... I should try them on again since I can't sell it to anyone now. maybe get a second opinion.
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Arguably the nicest HPs produced
Although I personally believe the ones made right after WW2 when the factory got back into production were nicer
What is the purpose of the nail knick in the slide? Mine isn't cut like this.
It allows easier access to the end of the Slide Stop, which must be pushed out from Right to Left in order to strip the pistol for maintenance.
I don't like the the washing machine logo.
Would Cerocote cover it up?
To tell you the truth I would just leave it alone . the washing machine logo on that P35 is a part of History . to me anyways . like we the target shooters are eventually going to be a part of the History of this country if our Government has it's way . and all I see in the news is shootings and people getting caught with imported pistols . and we are getting beat up. more so than the criminal's. were paying taxes to keep this place running living within the letter of the Law and we are paying to house and feed those who don't want to follow the rules and laugh at the rules .
look at the two guys who got caught for the smash and grab in Stratford at the jewelry store . they got grabbed in Niagara Falls in a car with hot license plates on the car stolen jewelry in the car from that job and a 9mm pistol . both of no fixed address . they are more than likely out on bail now . please excuse the rant . do as you please with it Brother .
At the end of the war, the President of Inglis gave special pistols to some important people, like the Prime Minster. They had the Inglis logo on them.
The did not come in a nice mahogany box. They came wrapped in brown wax paper.
I don't know how many were given. I am guessing about 100. The number might be mentioned in Clive's book.
They are rare and valuable.
The did not come in a nice mahogany box. They came wrapped in brown wax paper.
I don't know how many were given. I am guessing about 100. The number might be mentioned in Clive's book.
They are rare and valuable.
So in other words you were just jerking our chain . seeing if one of us might be savvy enough to identify that pistol ? thanks for the History lesson .
They’re doing it for me, but I had to source my own DPO plate. Which isn’t a direct footprint mill but should still be pretty slick
